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AIS Automation

AIS Automation 2

Today

AIP - State A

AIP - State C

State A

State B

State C

AIP - State B

State D

AIP - State D

State E

AIP - State E

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Paper based process (simplified)

Manual data processingLegend

Automated data processingPhysical distribution

AIPAIS Office

AIP document users-Briefing Offices-VFR/IFR pilots-…

- Read

- Extract small amounts of data

Data users- Commercial data providers- Large airline- CFMU- ...

- Extract large amounts of data

Charts

ARINC 424

Flight manuals

FMS Data

Operational databases

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Background• Problem

• AIS is (perceived as?) paper-based (archaic, incompatible with automated FMS and ATM, source of integrity errors, incoherence and distribution delays. Also, not environmentally friendly.

• The Challenge• Transition to electronic media to provide

harmonised/standardised, cost-effective, backwards compatible

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Status in Europe

4

11

8

6

9No web-site

Web-site but noreference to AIS

Some general AISInformation

Some specific AISinformation

HTML/Pdf through CD-Rom/Web/Email/FTP

Source: Survey Sept 2001. Scope is ECAC.

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AIS web-siteshttp://www.eurocontrol.int/ais --> Interesting links

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First approach: PDF

•Pdf image

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PDF: Advantages• Easy to create (Word Processor/Scanner)

• Easy to distribute (email/CD-ROM/Web)--> Quicker to distribute

• Cheaper than paper

• Much appreciated by (certain/most) users

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PDF: Lessons learned

• Often no clearly stated legal status

• Users still need to print (--> environment !)

• Dead document: Users still need to re-type information

• CD-Rom distribution is as slow as paper distribution

• (Web) Security concerns

• Not adapted for on-line presentation (Portait vs Landscape)

• Increasing disharmonisation

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Need for harmonisation & standardisation

State B

State E

AIP - State E

State C

State D

State A

eAIP - State B

eAIP - State D

eAIP - State A

eAIP - State C

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Another step forwardElectronic AIP (eAIP)

• Based upon XML technology

• Fully ICAO compliant

• Independent of local systems (DBs, Word Processors)

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eAIP: Benefits• AIS clients

• Increased accessibility of the IAIP information• custom views• query• extract small amounts of data

• Eliminate distribution delays• Uniformity in structure, content and presentation

• State AIS• Avoid the risks and costs of isolated national developments• Reduced costs• Lifts the profile of AIS within organisation

• Industry• Apparition of a new market

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eAIP - SVG examplehttp://www.mil-aip.de

AIS Automation 18Filesize:9 Kilobyte !

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Status• Implementing countries

• Armenia• Belgium• German Air Force• Italy• Latvia• Moldova• Netherlands• Slovenia• Slovak Republic

• EUROCONTROL’s role• Document Type Definition• Stylesheets (XML--> PDF, XML-->HTML)• Documentation• Security ‘Tips & Trics’• Configuration control

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Things to remember• PDF Allows for easy Web/CD-Rom publication

Appreciated by (certain ?) users

• eAIP Same advantages as PDF+Truly electronic AIP (XML)Ideal for full

harmonisation/standardisation

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Interfaces to EAD

• EAD Client Interface Terminal• PC containing the set of EAD Applications

• EAD System Interface• Data Interchange between EAD System and External Client Systems based on

exchange mechanism of defined message

• Static data upload in AIXM format, Download in ARINC424 and AIXM

• Internet• Used by public User

• AFTN

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EADA sneak preview

Data Input applications

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EAD Interface - Static Data (Browser)

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EAD Interface - Static Data (Browser)

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EAD Interface - AIP (Client)

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EAD Interface (SmartGlobe - Client)

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EAD Interface- NOTAM (Browser)

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EADA sneak preview

User applications

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EAD Interface - Static Reporting (Browser)

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EAD Interface - PIB (Browser)

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EAD Interface - PIB (Browser)

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EAD Interface - PIB (Browser)

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EAD Interface - AIPs (Browser)

AIS Automation 34www.eurocontrol.int/ead

6 June 2003 !